Workplace Drama

About Workplace Drama

Workplace Drama is the podcast that explores the impact and reflections of the workplace in popular media.

Publisher

Laura Louise Green and Kate McKiernan

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Mar 2025

Latest episode

9 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Apr 2026

   Where is the dongle?

   Oh, hi there! It's been a minute! Kate and Laura are glad to be back and jump right in by asking the hard-hitting questions. Is Passion of the Christ a workplace drama? Will Jimmy get his shit together? Is Dr. Robby ok? Is Harrison Ford a good carpenter? Where is the dongle?! CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses challenging topics like suicide, self-harm, and substance use.

2. 

   18 Jun 2025

   Octopus Burrito Dilemma: Food TV and real life kitchen violence with Dr. Ellen Meiser

   Sociologist Dr. Ellen Meiser examines the impact of food media's violent chef trope on real-life kitchen environments with hosts Laura Louise Green and Kate McKiernan in an interview.

3. 

   11 Jun 2025

   "I don't know how to leave!": Workplace Romance with Sean Horan

   Laura and Kate interview Sean Horan, PhD, about the complexities of workplace romance, exploring its prevalence in media and offering insights for navigating office relationships.

4. 

   4 Jun 2025

   "Somebody Got All the Brains!": Med School Life with Dr. Caylyn Yost

   Dr. Caylyn Yost shares her experiences in medical school, discusses the pressures faced by doctors in the emergency department, and addresses the implications of mistrust in science, in an interview with the host.

5. 

   16 Apr 2025

   What Happened?!: Embracing some serious chaos with Jess Pomerantz

   What's more chaotic than the last day of a week-long stay at a White Lotus? This episode. We really put our poor guest, doctoral candidate & psychotherapist Jess Pomerantz, through the wringer. Like, we know she had fun but also, like, chaos abound. We discuss everything from her work in studying coercive control to conformity to friendship to everthing Mike White got wrong about hospitality professionals (we have a bone to pick with you, my dude). Put on your headphones and settle in. Lots to ponder with this episode.

6. 

   9 Apr 2025

   Emile Thanks You: The Reflections of "Severance" in Our Working Lives

   Here's the thing: We likely won't stop talking about Severance...at least not anytime soon. Why? Because it's so rich! So much depth! So much to continue to explore! To that end, we're delighted to have Levi Baer on the show for what's likely to be the first of many appearances. To be blunt: Levi is brilliant, kind, patient, thoughtful, and creative when it comes to the workplace (and in general), making him one of our favorite organizational consultants in town. His mission is to make working not suck (great mission), and as you'll hear in this episode, routinely investigates the kaleidoscope of factors that influence workplace culture, and uses those factors to craft workplace design that facilitates an authentic and caring environment. We love to see it. We get deep into all things Severance. Who is Cobel? What does she want? What's Milchick's deal? What do the managers in Severance tell us about leadership? What can we learn about the role of social relationships as a function in the workplace? Enjoy!

7. 

   2 Apr 2025

   "What did I say his name was? Steven?": The Pitt and Dramatized Realities of the Emergency Department

   This week, hosts Laura Louise Green and Kate McKiernan talk with Colorado ED Nurse Jill Hapak about her experience and thoughts about watching The Pitt while working in a trauma center. This episode was recorded March 30, 2025. Guess how many names Laura messes up. (She meant Charlie Cox, not Charlie Day, and no, she did not say Steven.) SPOILERS & MENTIONS: The Pitt, ER, The Studio, The Bear, White Lotus, Grey's Anatomy, Chicago Hope, Sirens, Bosch, Yellowjackets TRIGGER WARNINGS: Mentions of suicide, physical violence, gun violence, mass casualty incidents, trauma, death & dying, substance use, and addiction REFERENCED WORK: Matthew Barzun, ⁠The Power of Giving Away Power⁠ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602163/the-power-of-giving-away-power-by-matthew-barzun/) Amy Edmundson, ⁠Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams⁠ (https://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Group_Performance/Edmondson%20Psychological%20safety.pdf) Christina Maslach & Michael Leiter, ⁠The Burnout Challenge⁠ (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674251014) Christina Maslach & Michael Leiter, ⁠Understanding the burnout experience: recent research and its implications for psychiatry⁠ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4911781/)

8. 

   24 Mar 2025

   Who is Christopher Guest?

   First off, Christopher Guest is not here. Sorry. Second, this is the first episode of Workplace Drama, the podcast that explores the impact and reflections of the workplace in popular media. Hosts Laura Louise Green and Kate McKiernan kick off the series by discussing the current state of TV and some of their favorite shows and hopes for the future of this podcast. Welcome, and we're happy to have you. Shows Discussed (so, spoiler warnings!): Severance, White Lotus, The Bear, The Pitt

Who has been a guest on Workplace Drama

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Ellen Meiser
• Sean Horan
• Dr Caylyn Yost

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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